STAR GAZER Illustrated

Welcome to the "Star Gazer" corner of Software Bisque's web site.

This section provides illustrations for current astronomical events, based upon episodes of the "Star Gazer" television program. All illustrations are created using Software Bisque's TheSky Astronomy Software.

2001 Episodes

Select the desired episode:

Fourth Quarter, 2001

• 2001 Dec 31-06 "Earth Closest to the Sun this Week, Mercury at its Best Evening Appearance, and; Jupiter at its Closest and Brightest for the Entire Year!"
• 2001 Dec 24-30 "A Full Moon, and; The King of the Planets at its Brightest and Closest Overhead at Midnight on New Year's Eve!"
• 2001 Dec 17-23 "The First Day of Winter, and; Why the Shortest Day of the Year Doesn't Feel Like the Shortest"
• 2001 Dec 10-16 "Three Exquisite Star Clusters, and; How to See Them"
• 2001 Dec 03-09 "The Only Known Asteroid Shower Visits Earth Next Week, and; How to Watch It!"
• 2001 Nov 26-02 "Saturn at its Best Since the 70's, and; The Moon Pays a Visit to Jupiter"
• 2001 Nov 19-25 "How to Find Uranus by Using Mars, and; Watching the Full Moon Occult the Ringed Planet Saturn"
• 2001 Nov 12-18 "The Moon Meets Mars on Thanksgiving Eve, and; Our Annual '3 Cosmic Birds For Thanksgiving' Show"
• 2001 Nov 05-11 "Star Gazer Celebrates its 25th Anniversary! The Leonid Meteor Shower May Turn Into a Meteor Storm, and; An Announcement About Mars You Won't Believe!"
• 2001 Oct 29-04 "Five Pretty Planets For Your Perusal"
• 2001 Oct 22-28 "Two Side-By-Side Planets Glide Together for 11 Days in Pre-Dawn Skies"
• 2001 Oct 15-21 "The Last Full Moon on Halloween until 2020, and; The Seven Sinister Sisters"
• 2001 Oct 08-14 "Some Favorite Autumn Stars, and; Why the Stars Change with the Seasons"
• 2001 Oct 01-07 "See the Milky Way and its Brightest Constellations at Their Very Best Next Week Just After Dark"

Third Quarter, 2001

• 2001 Sep 24-30 "A Magic Trick You Can Do With a Dime and the Harvest Moon"
• 2001 Sep 17-23 "Why Is The Summer Triangle Overhead On The First Night Of Fall?"
• 2001 Sep 10-16 "How To Find the 'False Dawn' of Omar Khayyam...Next Week"
• 2001 Sep 03-09 "September's Morning and Evening Planet Show, and; A Rare Occultation of Saturn!"
• 2001 Aug 27-02 "This Year's Strange Non-Harvest September Moon and Dueling Constellations"
• 2001 Aug 20-26 "Planet George At Its Brightest and Closest to Earth This Week, and How to Find It...Maybe"
• 2001 Aug 13-19 "Mars and the Two Marvelous Star Clusters that Ride Above the Scorpion's Tail"
• 2001 Aug 06-12 "The Moon Visits 3 Bright Planets and Comes So Close to Venus, It Will Take Your Breath Away!"
• 2001 Jul 30-05 "A Spectacular Meeting of the Two Brightest Planets This Weekend, and; Mars Pulls Away from Antares"
• 2001 Jul 23-29 "Altair: The Weird but Wonderful Second-Brightest Star of the Summer Triangle"
• 2001 Jul 16-22 "Destination Vega: The Brightest Star of the Summer Triangle"
• 2001 Jul 09-15 "July's Fabulous Pre-dawn Celestial Extravaganza"
• 2001 Jul 02-08 "The July 2001 Super Planet Show!"

Second Quarter, 2001

• 2001 Jun 25-01 "Earth Farthest From the Sun On the 4th of July!  The Moon Pays a Visit to Dazzling Mars!  and; A 4-Planet Pre-Dawn Tease!"
• 2001 Jun 18-24 "The Fabulous Summer Solstice of 2001!  Mars At Its Closest in 13 Years!  and; The First Total Eclipse of The Sun Of The Millennium"
• 2001 Jun 11-17 "Mars At Opposition This Week! and; An Exquisite Venus/Moon Visit"
• 2001 Jun 04-10 "The Two 'Morning Stars' Of June 2001!"
• 2001 May 28-03 "The Fabulous Summer of Mars"
• 2001 May 21-27 "The Regal and Magnificent Stars Which Make the Heart and Tail of Leo the Lion"
• 2001 May 14-20 "Last Chance To See Jupiter; Mercury Meets The Moon; and, The Hidden Splendor of Gemini!"
• 2001 May 07-13 "Mars Backs Up This Week!  And Continues Racing Toward Earth!"
• 2001 Apr 30-06 "The Pink Iron Planet Makes its Best Evening Appearance of the Year, and; Venus Makes its Best Appearance as the Morning Star!"
• 2001 Apr 23-29 "The Surprising and Amazing Truth About the North Star, and How to Find It!"
• 2001 Apr 16-22 "Celebrate National Astronomy Day on Saturday, April 28th, and; The Moon Pays a Last Visit to Saturn and Jupiter!"
• 2001 Apr 09-15 "The Horse on the Handle of the Big Dipper"
• 2001 Apr 02-08 "The Planet Mars is Getting Ready to Back Up!  And You Can Watch it Shift into Reverse from Your Own Back Yard!"

First Quarter, 2001

• 2001 Mar 26-01 "How to use the Moon and Your Fingers to Measure Distances in the Night Sky"
• 2001 Mar 19-25 "Spring Right in Your Face!  and; The Last Good Moon/Jupiter/Saturn Get-Together"
• 2001 Mar 12-18 "The Red Planet Meets its Red Rival!"
• 2001 Mar 05-11 "Venus Makes a Spectacular Exit and Entrance!"
• 2001 Feb 26-04  "The Wonderful Stars of the Winter Triangle"
• 2001 Feb 19-25 "Venus at its Greatest Brilliancy! and; An Exquisite Moon Makes Dramatic Sky Pictures with the Planets"
• 2001 Feb 12-18 "Chilling Geometry: The Great Winter Triangle Inside the Great Winter Hexagon"
• 2001 Feb 05-11 "The Closest and Biggest Full Moon of 2001!  and; How to Find the Valentine's Day Star"
• 2001 Jan 29-04 "The Month Of The Incredible UFO Planet!"
• 2001 Jan 22-28 "The Ground Hog Day Moon Visits 2 Planets, and; A Venus Reminder"
• 2001 Jan 15-21 "The Moon Pays a Visit to the Two Inner Planets, and How To Watch It"
• 2001 Jan 08-14 "Which Season is the Longest?  And Which is the Shortest?  Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter?"
• 2001 Jan 01-07 "January is 'How to Use Your New Telescope' Month"

See the Star Gazer Home Page for scripts for each of the above episodes, and more.

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